The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-12


The Interstate Commerce Commission
began its sitting at New Orleans, La,
Maya.
Jonathan W. Gordon, o celebrated rim
inal lawyer of Indianapolis died April 27
aged sixty seven.
New YorkeIs will erect . $4,000 monu-
ment over the grave of the late President
Arthur, and bronze statue i. to be erected
at New York city by his admirers.
The Ohio Republicans have called their
nominating convention at Toledo, July n
and %. 1t is regarded probable that Gov
Foraker will be renominated without OPP
position.
VIM. c. Depauw, Of Greencastle, with one
exception, the wealthiest man in Indiana
was stricken with apoplexy at Chicago,
May 4. Mr.. Depuuw has given million
dollars to the Greencastls University.
Gov. Hill Of New York, and Col. Dan
Lamont Of Washington, had so pri-
vate an interview at . New York City
hotel that the most expert key-hole re-
porter could not ascertain what 1t was all
about, and the mass Of speculation INDUCED
In u amusing.
At tho meeting of the Ohio Commandery
Of the Loyal Legion, At Cincinnati, May 4,
Gen. w. T. Sherman, was unanimously
chosen commander, succeeding Ex-Presi-
dent Hayes, who declined reelection. Hon.
James Speed delivered an address upon
Abraham Lincoln.
Catholic Bishop Borgess. of Detroit, Mich,
has resigned. He has had many troubles
especially with the Poles and French, and
recently promulgated a sentence of excom-
municatiOn against all who were concerned
In the Polish riots in connection with St Al
bert's church troubles year ago.
The coiored organizations throughout
the country have issued . call from Phila-
delphia for q convention in each State to
elect delegates to National Convention to
be held at Indianapolis July next The
main object of the movement is to prepare
for the political campaign in 1855.
The West Virginia Legislature elected
Charles J. Faulkner. Democrat. United
States senator May s. As votes were re.
qnired to nominate aud he received IS. He
is 10 years Of age and state court Judge
and resides at Martinsburg. He Ia said to
I've nobody's man. belonging to no faction,
tions.
~ 10 UuUeI8VOOu Iu0V 00u ~. " AUROr
who is to have command of the national
drill encampment, will offer positions on his
staff to Brig. Gen. James R. Canaham, Of
Indiana, Brig. Gen Johnston Jones, oi
North Carolina; DIR. David w. Yandell, OF
Louisville, KY; and Capt Samuel T.
Carnis, Of Memphis, Tenn.
The Second brigade band, Of Iowa, ha,
been engaged by the military committee Al
| headquarters band.
Chief signal Officer Greedy, being con
vincsd that the data collected in his Office
may De greatly utilized by farmers, has de
cided to issue q weekly bulletin, furnishing
| reliable Information relative tD the climatic
conditions which have existed the preyiou,
| week In the agricultural districts of ths
country Beginning May :. the reports col
lected daily by telegraph, will be chartered
| and summaTiz lied at the close of each weel
and the results given to the press associa
| ton 40 items of news. In time for publica
tion in the Monday morning papers.
It IL probable that tho President and Mrs
Cleveland, while in no hurry to leave theil
country home, viii leave the city some tim,
In August for tho Adirondack wilderness
Col and Mrs. Lamont will leave Washing
ton with them, but will spend the first par
| of their vacation ct the colonel's homo II
McGrawville with his father. Secretary anI
Mrs. Fairchild viii remain In town most 9
The summer. 1xA Whitney y ashghtsf